12y +12=38
what does y equal

Hey there!

To figure out what y equals, we will want to isolate it on one side of the equation. To do this, we undo all of the numbers surrounding y by using inverse operations.

12y+12=38

We can get ride of the +12 by subracting 12 from both sides. This cancels out the twelve, leaving us with 0.

12y=26

Now, we divide both sides by twelve to completely isolate the y.

y= 2 1/6

Just to check, let's plug our answer into the original equation.

12(2 1/6)=12=38

26+12=38

38=38

Our equation our true, so 2 1/6 is your answer.

I hope this helps!